Genres
Production Companies
Daiei Film
Flight from Ashiya
Overview
Featuring an all-star cast and on-location shooting in Japan, where the story is set, three US Air Force rescue pilots must overcome their personal problems and differences to embark upon a dangerous mission to save raft-bound Japanese survivors from a murderous storm-tossed sea. As they head for their location, the film flashes back to chronicle the pasts of each pilot to make clear their mixed feelings about their upcoming assignment.
Key Crew
Writer: Waldo Salt, Elliott Arnold
Producer: Harold Hecht
Director: Michael Anderson
Director of Photography: Burnett Guffey, Joseph MacDonald
Top Cast
Yul Brynner
TSgt. Mike Takashima
Richard Widmark
L:t. Col. Glenn Stevenson
George Chakiris
2nd Lt. John Gregg
Suzy Parker
Lucille Caroll
Shirley Knight
Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
Danièle Gaubert
Leila
Eiko Taki
Tomiko
Joe Di Reda
SSgt. Randy Smith
Videos
Flight From Ashiya (1964) German Trailer [FHD]
